--- title: "AI Development: Hardware and Software You need" description: "The development of AI libraries needs sophisticated hardware and software (top programming languages). Here's a list for your reference." url: https://srinimf.com/2023/02/20/ai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need/ date: 2023-02-20 modified: 2026-10-10 author: "Srini" image: https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ai.jpg?fit=2240%2C1260&ssl=1 categories: ["Artificial Intelligence"] type: post lang: en --- # AI Development: Hardware and Software You need **N**ow, AI development projects have kickstarted, it’s time [to know](https://srinimf.com/2016/01/07/how-to-know-new-ispf-version-changes-with-sarea-command/) the hardware and software to develop artificial intelligence projects. Related[Start Your IoT Career with Raspberry Pi: The Must-Have Skill](https://srinimf.com/2018/07/10/rassberri-pi-real-theory-useful-for-iot-developers/) In simple terms, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is an area of computer science [that a](https://srinimf.com/2016/01/28/what-mainframe-programmers-should-learn-next/)ims to make machines do intelligent things. AI is widespread in healthcare, manufacturing, driverless cars, finance, and agriculture. *Ai hardware software * ## AI Hardware requirement **Standard Computers: **For a beginner, a current standard computer is sufficient, including an Intel or AMD CPU with a 2 GHz clock, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB hard drive, and a current Windows, Mac, or Linux operating system.  Related[7 Top IT Skills to Begin Career in Automation](https://srinimf.com/2016/08/03/highly-preferable-it-skills-for-automation-career/) **Computers with GPUs:** For a more advanced user, if you want to train more data or build more complicated, larger AI models, you will need a more advanced computer, i.e., a computer with a graphics processing unit (GPU). That typically includes a CPU with 8 cores, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB hard drive, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1080 (or 2080) Series 8GB GPU.  **Computers with FPGAs**: Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) uses in AI. Altera and Xilinx are the two most well-known FPGA manufacturers. For example, Intel achieved 3,700 frames per second processing with its Arria 10 GX 1150 FPGA. An Intel Arria 10 GX FPGA can easily cost more than $5,000. **Graphcore’s IPUs**: Graphcore unveiled its second-generation processor using a 7 nm process, which packs about 60 billion transistors on an 800-square-millimeter integrated circuit with 1,472 computing cores and 900 MB of local memory. [Here’s a link to the Graphcore machine.](https://www.graphcore.ai/) Related[DB2 Schema quick tutorial](https://srinimf.com/2015/12/12/are-you-ready-to-know-db2-schema-read-this-3-key-points/) Advertisements ## AI Software tools As you know, C and C++ are the top languages for developing AI libraries. The libraries that have written in these languages have fast processing speeds. Related[Stratus Server Commands – Download](https://srinimf.com/2015/04/13/stratus-server-commands-download/) The libraries that are written in **C and C++** are  OpenCV ([`https://opencv.org/`](https://opencv.org/)) for computer vision and YOLO ([`https://pjreddie.com/darknet/yolo/`](https://pjreddie.com/darknet/yolo/)) for object detection. - Google TensorFlow ([`https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow)) - Caffe ([`https://github.com/intel/caffe`](https://github.com/intel/caffe)) - Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK) ([`https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/)) - MLPACK Library ([`https://www.mlpack.org/`](https://www.mlpack.org/)) - SHARK Library ([`https://github.com/Shark-ML/Shark`](https://github.com/Shark-ML/Shark)) - OpenNN ([`https://www.opennn.net/`](https://www.opennn.net/)) **Java is another popular language**. All apps on Android phones are written in Java. To use Java in AI development, you can use the following libraries: - Weka ([`https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/ml/weka/`](https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/ml/weka/)) - Deeplearning4j (`[https://deeplearning4j.org/](https://deeplearning4j.org/)`) **C# is popula**r for developing Windows desktop graphical user interface (GUI) programs. With C#, you can use the following libraries: - Emgu CV ([`http://www.emgu.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page`](http://www.emgu.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)) - ML.NET ([`https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/machinelearning-ai/ml-dotnet`](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/machinelearning-ai/ml-dotnet) **Python is an upcoming language **in the development of AI libraries. To use Python in AI development, you can use several libraries such as Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and NLTK. Related[.NET for Mainframe Programmers- Best book](https://srinimf.com/2015/09/18/net-for-mainframe-programmers-best-book/) You can also use several open-source frameworks: - Scikit-Learn ([`https://scikit-learn.org/stable/`](https://scikit-learn.org/stable/)) - Keras ([`https://keras.io/`](https://keras.io/)) - Google TensorFlow ([`https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow`](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow)) - Facebook’s PyTorch ([`https://pytorch.org/`](https://pytorch.org/)) - Caffe2 ([`https://caffe2.ai/`](https://caffe2.ai/)) - Baidu’s Paddle ([`https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle`](https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle)) Related Related[Webserver Basics For Dummies](https://srinimf.com/2014/08/10/web-server-basics-for-dummies/) - [Artificial Intelligence 5 Proven Applications](https://srinimf.com/2018/01/02/ai-application-languages/)DateJanuary 2, 2018 - [Unlock the Power of AI: A Guide to Developing AI Using IBM Watson](https://srinimf.com/2018/07/02/ibm-watson-ai-top-features-to-learn-now/)DateJuly 2, 2018 - [AI Agents for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know](https://srinimf.com/2026/05/10/ai-agents-for-beginners-everything-you-need-to-know/)DateMay 10, 2026 ### Share this: - - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) - [![](https://i0.wp.com/assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsrinimf.com%2F2023%2F02%2F20%2Fai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fsrinimf.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2Fai.jpg%3Ffit%3D1200%252C675%26ssl%3D1&description=AI%20Development%3A%20Hardware%20and%20Software%20You%20need) - - [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) - [Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp](https://srinimf.com/2023/02/20/ai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) - [More](#) - - [Print (Opens in new window) Print](https://srinimf.com/2023/02/20/ai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need/?share=print) - [Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit](https://srinimf.com/2023/02/20/ai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need/?share=reddit) - [Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram](https://srinimf.com/2023/02/20/ai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need/?share=telegram) - [Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email](mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20AI%20Development%3A%20Hardware%20and%20Software%20You%20need&body=https%3A%2F%2Fsrinimf.com%2F2023%2F02%2F20%2Fai-development-hardware-and-software-you-need%2F&share=email) - ### Like this: Like Loading…